Attachable garment hook



Sept. 25, 1956 s. G. WOOD ATTACHABLE GARMENT uoox Filed March 11, 1954 INVENTOR STUART G. WOOD ATTORNEYS 2,764,383 'ATTACHABLE GARMENT nook st u ait Gerald Wiiod, Washingtdn, D. C. Application March 11, 1954, Serial No. 415,514 8 arias. (c1. 248 227 .which is longer than the lower one, so that garments and hats or the like may be conveniently held. p, I

The present invention has for an object the provision of sucha garment hook which may beeasilyrnoved from 'pla'jce to place at the will of the user optionally along with the mounting bar or rail. H r I 7 It is also an object of the invention to provide clamping means hy which'the hook may be attached by a single operation or movement, specifically like that of a toggle.

....Am u g the. .Q ieq o my in t n e ability to insure the permanent attachment of the hook if desired so that it cannot be loosened or removed without considerable effort or the use of tools p v The improved arti le can be manufactured easily by simple operations upon A, stock material.

Finally the hooks manufactured in accordance with this ipventionare most economical to make and are cheaply installed by unskilled labor. 7 e

$ Other objects of my invention will be evident from thefollowing description of the preferred form as illustrated on the accompanying drawings in which. r V I Fig. l is a frontelevation of the improved garment hook v b y cl mp d we il;

Fig. 2 is a vertical section transversely of the rail.

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the same;

v "Fig. -4 is a front elevation of the hook in open position;

Fig. 5 is a rear elevation of the h'o'ok in open position; Fig.6 is a front elevation of a modified form in 'open position and V p lfig. 7 is a vertical section of the modifiedform in mat-pee position. V v

As representing the essential features of the invention, I have shown the preferred form in the accompanying drawings and as adapted for attachment to a rail 9. This rail may be either a portion of a movable garment rack or, in the alternative, it may be a bar which is permanently attached to the side wall of a hall, room, clothes closet or the like. It is to be understood that the bar or rail may be put in position wherever it is desired to mount a series of hooks, and may be attached to the wall by nails or screws.

The novel device is built up of three strips of sheet metal or like, rigid material. A back plate or strap 10 is provided with a horizontal or rectangularly disposed foot 11. This back plate is adapted to rest against the front face of the rail 9, with the foot 11 held against the bottom edge of the rail.

A middle strap 12 also made of sheet metal or the like,

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is positioned in front of the back plate 10. The middle strap has a hook 13 at its lower portion.

A pivot pin 14 fastens the plate 10 and the strap 12 together at their upper ends, as shown in Fig. 4. The pivot pin has its front surface flush with the front surface of the strap 12.

A front strap 15, made of sheet metal and preferably having a slight resilience, is attached pivotally at its intermediate portion to the middle strap 12 by means of a pivot pin 16. p H I The pivot pins 14 and 16 are rivets or analogous members which, however, are loose enough to permit the free angular movement of the parts 10, 12 and 15, as shown in Fig. 4.

The upper portion of the strap 15 is bent back to form a claw 17. This claw has a downward and backward slope, as shown in Fig. 5, and may be divided to form two fingers.

V The front strap 15 is extended forwardly beyond the hook 13 to form a second hook 18.

The back plate 10 is drilled at an intermediate point to provide a countersunk hole 19. The middle strap 12 is also punched out to form a hole 20, which can be brought into registration with the hole 19 when the plate 10 and the strap 12 are in parallelism. The hole 20 has a protuberance 21 projecting rearwardly, which will fit in the countersunk portion of the hole 19. This forms a detent to hold the plate and strap together and in alignmerit. The middle plate forms a toggle of the two parts, so that the foot 11 and the claw 17 are clamped against the opposite edges of the rail 9.

While the parts are thus satisfactorily clamped onthe bar subject to removal, a wood screw 22 can be passed through the holes 19 and 20 and fastened within the rail 9 to hold the parts against unauthorized detachment.

In the form shown in Figs. 6 and 7, the back plate '10 has a hole 23 at its upper end, as already described. It also has the countersunk hole 19, above described. The middle strap 24 is provided with a hole 25 in its upper end. This hole has a rim 26 which is passed through the hole 23 and forms ahollow riyet when peened outwardly. This fastening, however, permits the plate 10 and strap 24. to be tilted, as shown in Fig. 6. I

The middle strap 24 has a lower hole 20 with a protuberance 27 fitting within the countersink 19. v

The front strap 28 has ahole 29 in an intermediate portion. The middle strap 24 has an integral flange 30 which is struck. up to form a hollow rivet received within thehole 29, This hollow rivet is peened outwardly, vas shown in Fig. 7, and provides a pivotal bearing for the front strap 28. V,

The rim 2 6 and the flange 30 may be protuberances or studs and not necessarily perforated or hollow. R

The upper. portion of the front strap 28 is bent backwardly and downwardlyto provide a bearing surface as shown at 31, resting upon the upper edge of the bar 9. The strap 31 is bent upward to form a vertical extension 32. A horizontal ledge 33 is bent forwardly to provide a rest.

When the garment hooks have been mounted upon one or more rails 9, for example on the back and sides of a clothes closet, they form supports for a shelf 34, as indicated in Fig. 7.

In this modification the toggle action of the middle strap 24 and its hook 13 serves to fasten the attachment to the bar 9, with the holes 2%} and 27 in registration. A screw 22 can then be fastened through the holes and into the bar to make the attachment permanent. v

The horizontal ledge 33 may be perforated as shown in Fig. 7 to permit screw-threaded attachment of the shelf 34.

In each form of the invention the rail 9 may be either already a part of the wall or may be furnished with the hooks and attached as a preliminary step. The several hooks are then successively located on the rail and clamped on it by a swinging toggle movement of the middle part 12 or 24. This clamps the foot and upper parts 17 or 31 on the edges of the bar. The latter may have its upper edge sloped backwardly for better engagement with the member 17 and likewise the bottom edge can be sloped backwardly to be engaged by the foot 11 as shown in Fig. 7.

The hooks are held in clamped position by the interfitting parts 19 and 21, or 27 as the case may be. However, this can be made permanent by use of screws 22. The hooks can be spaced as desired. They may be individually removed by rocking the middle straps and loosening the toggle clamp.

The invention has been illustrated by way of example and described above. However, it will be apparent that numerous changes can be made in material and proportions within the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is:

l. A garment hook comprising a back plate having a rearwardly extending foot, a middle strap having a hook extending forwardly in the same vertical plane as the said foot, said back plate and middle strap having a pivotal connection at their upper ends, a front strap pivotally connected to the middle strap below the said connection and in the same vertical plane, a hook extension at the lower end of the front strap and a claw on the upper end of the front strap spaced above the foot and in the same vertical plane.

2. A garment hook comprising a back plate having a rearwardly extending foot, a middle strap having a hook extending forwardly in the same vertical plane as the said foot, a pivot pin connecting the said plate and strap at their upper ends, a front strap pivotally connected to the middle strap below the pivot pin and in the same vertical plane, a hook extension at the lower end of the front strap and a claw on the upper end of the front strap spaced above the foot and in the same vertical plane.

3. A garment hook comprising a back plate having a rearwardly extending foot, a middle strap having a hook extending forwardly in the same vertical plane as the said foot, a pivot pin connecting the said plate and strap at their upper ends, a front strap, a second pivot pin connecting the front strap and the middle strap below the first mentioned pivot pin and in the same vertical plane, a hook extension at the lower end of the front strap and a claw on the upper end of the front strap spaced above the foot and in the same vertical plane.

4. A garment hook comprising a back plate having a rearwardly extending foot, a middle strap having a hook extending forwardly in the same vertical plane as the said foot, said back plate and middle strap having a pivotal connection at their upper ends, a front strap pivotally connected to the middle strap below the said connection and in the same vertical plane, a hook extension at the lower end of the front strap, said back plate and middle strap being given complementary configurations for holding them together in parallelism, and a claw on the upper end of the front strap spaced above the foot and in the same vertical plane.

5. A garment hook comprising a back plate having a rearwardly extending foot, a middle strap having a hook extending forwardly in the same vertical plane as the said foot, said back plate and middle strap having a pivotal connection at their upper ends, a front strap pivotally connected to the middle strap below the said connection and in the same vertical plane, a hook extension at the lower end of the front strap, the back plate being formed with a countersunk hole, the middle strap having a hole with a rearwardly projecting rim fitting into the countersunk hole of the back plate, and a claw on the upper end of the front strap spaced above the foot and in the same vertical plane.

6. A garment hook comprising a back plate having a rearwardly extending foot, a middle strap having a hook extending forwardly in the same vertical plane as the said foot, said back plate and middle strap having a pivotal connection at their upper ends, a front strap pivotally connected to the middle strap below the said connection and in the same vertical plane, a hook extension at the lower end of the front strap, said back plate being formed with a hole, the middle strap being formed with a hole registering with the hole in the back plate, a fastening means for holding said holes in registry and a claw on the upper end of the front strap spaced above the foot and in the same vertical plane.

7. A garment hook comprising a back plate having a rearwardly extending foot and a transverse round hole in its upper portion, a front strap having a hook on its lower end and a transverse round hole in its intermediate portion, a middle strap having two integral portions projecting in opposite directions and each pivotally held in one of said holes, and a claw on the upper end of the front strap spaced above the foot.

8. A garment hook comprising a back plate having a rearwardly extending foot, a middle strap having a hook extending forwardly in the same vertical plane as the said foot, said back plate and middle strap having a pivotal connection at their upper ends, a front strap pivotally connected to the middle strap below said connection, a hook extension at the lower end of the front strap, a clamp on the upper portion of the front strap spaced above the foot and in the same vertical plane and an integral shelf support extending upwardly from the end of said clamp.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 967,898 Gilmore Aug. 23, 1910 1,144,072 Sherwood June 22, 1915 1,668,241 Grey May 1, 1928 2,321,755 Kost June 15, 1943 FOREIGN PATENTS 297,305 Italy of 1932 581,092 Great Britain Oct. 1, 1946 

